[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Con. Res. 15 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. CON. RES. 15

 Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the emphasis that the 
  Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission should place on the 
 economic impact of the closure of military installations on affected 
 communities in recommending such installations for closure during the 
                       1993 base closure process.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

               March 10 (legislative day, March 3), 1993

 Mrs. Feinstein (for herself, Mr. Hollings, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Dodd, Mr. 
 Lautenberg, Mr. Thurmond, and Mr. Lieberman) submitted the following 
  concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Armed 
                                Services

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the emphasis that the 
  Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission should place on the 
 economic impact of the closure of military installations on affected 
 communities in recommending such installations for closure during the 
                       1993 base closure process.

Whereas in making recommendations to the President in 1993 regarding the closure 
        of military installations, the Defense Base Closure and Realignment 
        Commission will follow a set of criteria;
Whereas such criteria are ranked in order of importance;
Whereas the economic impact of the closure of military installations on 
        communities is among the least important criteria that the Commission 
        currently considers;
Whereas the economies of many states and communities are particularly dependent 
        on the presence of military installations, and such installations may 
        account for more than 50 percent of the total employed workforce of such 
        communities;
Whereas many states have already experienced a large number of closures of 
        military installations, and the cumulative impact of such closures on 
        entire regions has been severe;
Whereas 227 military installations have been approved for closure or realignment 
        since 1988, and the gross reduction in the number of civilian and 
        military personnel at such installations as a result of such closures 
        and realignments has exceeded 200,000;
Whereas the Nation has been in an economic recession, in consequence of which 
        the national unemployment rate is 7 percent and nearly 9,000,000 
        Americans are unemployed;
Whereas the unemployment rate in some states exceeds 9 percent, and the 
        unemployment rate is as high as 25 percent in some areas;
Whereas the closure of military installations can have a devastating economic 
        impact on communities and entire states; and
Whereas the criteria followed by the Defense Base Closure and Realignment 
        Commission do not give appropriate emphasis to the economic climate of 
        communities that depend on military installations or to the economic 
        impact of such closures on such communities: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), 
That the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission should give 
greater emphasis to the economic impact of the closure of military 
installations on affected communities (including the cumulative 
economic impact, if any, resulting from previous such closures) when 
making recommendations to the President in 1993 relating to the closure 
of military installations.

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